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Towson University
8000 York Rd.
Towson, MD 21252
URL: www.towson.edu
General Phone: (410)704-2000
Admissions: (410)704-2113
(888)486-9766
Financial Aid:

Fast Facts

Control: Public
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Small City
(< 100,000 residents)
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1866
School Colors: Black, Gold, White
School Nickname: Tigers

Student Body (Fall 2008)

Total Student Population
(21,111 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 17,272
Graduates 3,839
Total Students 21,111
Part-Time 1,638
Full-Time 14,990
African American 1,963
American Indian 67
Asian American 708
Caucasian 11,519
Hispanic American 446
International 484
Not Specified 1,441
Male 5,899
Female 9,091

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